The Unknown Promise of Internet Freedom

This is the end of net freedom in Tunisia.

Internet freedom was not spared from blame.

The beginning of the Internet freedom funeral in front of the Jordanian Parliament.

An improvised coffin plastered with the words Freedom of the Internet was carried by activists signalling the anticipated death of the Internet in Jordan.

As for internet freedom, Sudan was classified 'Not Free' in Freedom House's Freedom on the Net index for 2013 and 2014.

Yahyaoui won numerous international awards for his fight for net freedom.

Bashar Zeedan links the new attack on the freedom of the Internet to the Jordanian Spring.

The ITU could pose a risk to freedom of expression on line everywhere.

FS Recently Ukraine has also been discussed in terms of quite controversial steps of blocking access to Internet resources, foreign journalists expulsion and legislative initiatives restricting Internet freedom.

Reporters Without Borders awarded him the CyberLiberty award for his contribution to the freedom of information on the internet .

What does this law mean? How might it affect online expression in the MENA region?

Twitter may now be taking more aggressive steps to promote Internet freedom abroad.

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Many people today naively believe that the Internet is an unmitigated boon for free speech.

The new freedom of expression brought by the Internet goes far beyond politics.

The participation in such actions cannot be justified by reference to the freedom of expression of Internet users.

Are you in Lima? Would you like to do something to preserve the Internet? Sign up for the 2013 Internet Freedom Camp two days of free culture and activism in Lima .

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Moreover, they have aligned themselves with freedom of information in the face of efforts by the Egyptian regime to block Internet access.

RA Yes, Brazil is ahead of many first world nations who establish good rules of Internet freedom which didn't come from vacuum.

In 2011, the government proposed new measures that will restrict the freedom of speech in the internet.

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Netizens have expressed their satisfaction at taking back the freedom to protest on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, but vowed not to let the matter rest.

Here are some of the incidents that stand out when we look back at censorship and attempts to silence of free speech since Ben Ali was toppled.

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However, there also exist meaningful differences between the exercise of the freedom of expression via the Internet, and other, more traditional means of communication.

Despite the watchful eyes of Big Brother in Beijing, the Internet is sowing the seeds of free speech in China.

The world needs strong voices advocating for internet users right to express themselves and to access information without impediment.

Freedom of Religion or Freedom of Speech?

'Internet Needs an Uncompromising Marco Civil in Brazil!', state international organizations that advocate for free speech and freedoms online in an open letter released on October 28, 2013 (on the eve of the vote on Brazil's 'bill of rights' for Internet users).

According to the European Parliament, his detention is part of Syrian government efforts to restrict access to online communities and stifle freedom of expression in the country.

Netizens discuss the move on Twitter, saying any kind of censorship will have dire consequences on free speech as it opens the door to abuse by the authorities and the muzzling of voices online.

Well, interestingly, in the last presidential election, who was the number one, active opponent of this system of regulation in online speech?

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United States Ambassador Derek J. Mitchell, who attended the event, spoke about defending free speech and alluded to the online threats made against the organizers

Online, many Internet users have spoken out against censoring the work of fiction, saying the unfiltered story is an important form of free expression

Therefore, despite the specific features of the Internet as a particular form of communication, the same rules of international law govern the freedom of expression and the conditions of its lawful restrictions.

Any measure of detention against Internet users amounts to restriction of the exercise of the freedom of expression and is arbitrary, unless it complies with the conditions prescribed by international law.

Freedom to experiment means freedom to experiment with anything.

Use the Internet. Go on the Internet.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Google honoured the online journalists of the women's rights website we change on 12 March with the first Netizen Prize , a new annual award for those who defend freedom of expression online.

The majority of Filipino internet users and media groups opposed the passage of the Philippine Cybercrime Law because of provisions that potentially curtail media freedom and other civil liberties.

The term is particularly related to the protection and realization of existing rights, such as the right to privacy or freedom of expression, in the context of new digital technologies, especially the Internet.

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